Norske Pannekaker

Happy Pancake and Pea Soup day!  Or, if you are NOT Scandinavian, Happy Thursday!

All the men in my life are great cooks.  All of them.  I don't know why that is, but it's a good thing they are, as I'm not.  I'm not horrible, I just haven't had the practice.  (That's my story and I'm sticking to it.)

Case in point, my handsome brother Jay, seen here circa 1980-something, whipping up a batch of pancakes.

And my neighbor and his friend making a killer Thanksgiving feast last Thanksgiving... truly yummy!

And that's not to mention my favorite Italian cook, who is a master at whipping up dinner for 21 people on a regular basis - a feat that's made more complicated by the crazy food allergies, aversions and preferences of our crowd!

Speaking of pancakes...  Here's my favorite!

Norwegian Pancakes
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar

DIRECTIONS

Combine the eggs and milk in a bowl, or use a blender. Add the flour, salt and sugar, and beat or blend until smooth. Batter will be thin.  Heat a skillet over medium-high heat, and coat with  butter.  (Cooking spray?  Fogeddaboutit - to get the authentic Norwegian taste, use BUTTER.)

Scoop about 1/4 cup of batter into the skillet, and tilt the pan to coat the bottom.

Cook until the top edges look dry, about 30 seconds. Carefully slide a spatula under the pancake and flip. Cook for a few seconds on the other side, just until browned.

Remove to a plate, and repeat with remaining batter.

Serve with jam, syrup, lingonberry preserves & sour cream, or just sprinkle with sugar and roll them up as a finger food!

Yum.

You will probably have to double this recipe to properly feed people.  My mom usually just started with a whole quart of milk and went from there.  But then, she was a wonderful cook and could make anything from scratch.  

Have a great day!

Now I'm hungry...